Thursday, November 3, 2005

              USM's Stacy LeBlanc Named Academic All-District One

     GORHAM, Maine  --  University of Southern Maine senior women's soccer 
player Stacy LeBlanc (Standish, Maine/Lake Region HS) has been named to the ESPN 
The Magazine Academic All-District One women's soccer second team as selected by 
the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
     LeBlanc, a defender, is the second member of the USM women's soccer team to 
be so honored.  She is the first USM student-athlete to be honored with Academic 
All-District One honors since Darryl Whitney (men's track/cross country), Amy 
Swanberg (women's track/cross country) and Sarah McLean (softball) were honored 
in 2003.
     To be nominated, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum cumulative grade 
point average (gpa) of 3.20 or better.  LeBlanc has a 3.81 gpa and is majoring 
in business administration.  Those student-athletes named to the All-District 
first team are eligible for Academic All-America(r) honors.
     A first team All-Little East Conference pick in 2004, LeBlanc has helped 
the Huskies compile an 11-6-1 overall record this season, including a 1-0 
victory over Rhode Island College in the first round of the LEC playoffs.  The 
Huskies take on top seeded Eastern Connecticut State University in a semifinal 
match Friday morning (11:00 a.m.) at Eastern Connecticut.
     A standout defensive player and team co-captain, LeBlanc has started all 18 
games to date.  She has been instrumental in the Huskies surrendering only 20 
goals and posting six shutouts this season.
     The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) selects 
Academic All-America(r) teams in 12 programs: football, women's volleyball, 
men's soccer, women's soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, 
softball, men's track & field/cross country, women's track & field/cross 
country, men's at-large and women's at-large.  A first team, second team and 
third team are selected in both the University (Division I and I-AA) and College 
(Division II, III and NAIA) Divisions.  Football consists of just first and 
second teams.


     2005 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District One Women's Soccer Teams
      (as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America)

College Division
FIRST TEAM
Aimee Meacham               ITHACA COLLEGE                            Goalkeeper
Erika Eisenhut              UNION COLLEGE (NY)                        Midfielder
Elizabeth Allen             FRANKLIN PIERCE COLLEGE                   Midfielder
Patricia Jaeger             ONEONTA STATE (SUNY)                      Midfielder
Stephanie Klenotich         UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER                   Defender
Christie Cremo              COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE                     Defender
Mia Makarainen              FRANKLIN PIERCE COLLEGE                   Defender
Kaitlin Hill                AMHERST COLLEGE                           Defender
Amanda Pinto                EMERSON COLLEGE                           Forward
Emily Urbanczyk             UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER                   Forward
Laura Burnett-Kurie         HOBART & WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES           Forward

SECOND TEAM
Nikki Dudley                HOBART & WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES           Goalkeeper
Carrie Fleischer            EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY      Midfielder
Shannon McEntee             ADELPHI UNIVERSITY                        Midfielder
Marta Anderson-Winchell     PACE UNIVERSITY                           Midfielder
Jennifer St. George         SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY     Defender
Pria Young                  HOBART & WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES           Defender
Sarah Russell-Smith         SKIDMORE COLLEGE                          Defender
Stacy LeBlanc               UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE              Defender
Andrea Marcoccio            ASSUMPTION COLLEGE                        Forward
Maggie Driscoll             CONNECTICUT COLLEGE                       Forward
Lauren Gregor               BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY                       Forward

THIRD TEAM
Julie Gawronski             UNION COLLEGE (NY)                        Goalkeeper
Lesley Pruzansky            AMHERST COLLEGE                           Midfielder
Celia Merullo               UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL        Midfielder
Sonya Hughes                FRANKLIN PIERCE COLLEGE                   Midfielder
Elise Henson                WILLIAMS COLLEGE                          Midfielder
Ashley Lamell               PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY                 Defender
Erin Davis                  WHEATON COLLEGE (MA)                      Defender
Margaret Chute              AMHERST COLLEGE                           Defender
Lesley Bolton               COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE                      Defender
Cristina DelBuono           SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY     Forward
Laura Williamson            COLBY COLLEGE                             Forward
Amy Desmarais               UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN                   Forward
Cassandra Mariani           UNION COLLEGE (NY)                        Forward